Trump to invoke wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to speed up mass deportation effort in coming days: Report
- President Trump plans to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport certain migrants, including to Guantanamo Bay, escalating immigration enforcement, as reported by multiple U.S. officials.
- The Alien Enemies Act allows for the detention and deportation of noncitizens from countries that are staging an 'invasion or predatory incursion' of the U.S., according to the law's provisions.
- Suspected members of the Tren de Aragua gang, designated a foreign terrorist organization by Trump's administration, may be sent to Guantanamo Bay after the law is invoked, sources said.
- The Alien Enemies Act has faced criticism and could meet legal challenges, having been historically used in limited contexts, including World War II.
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Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | Trump’s terror campaign against immigrants, from detentions to disappearances
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Exposing the Fake News Machine Against Venezuelan Migrants
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Portland Press HeraldLetter: Hugo-Vidal was clear, direct on deportations
I want to thank Victoria Hugo-Vidal for speaking out against the Trump deportation policies in her March 23 column. She is spot-on. These deportations are brutal, vindictive, intimidating and, very possibly, illegal. The message is clear: whether someone is a Lebanese doctor with a valid visa working to save American lives or a Venezuelan with […]
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Susan Shelley: Trump protects America with Venezuela deportations
Did the Trump administration violate the law by flying Venezuelan migrants out of the country as the ACLU battled in court to prevent it? We’ll all find out together when this case gets to the U.S. Supreme Court. It’s just one of the legal fights President Donald Trump has picked in what seems to be an wide-ranging effort to force the court to recognize and clarify the full extent of a president’s constitutional powers. The fate of the deportati…
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Conservative Daily NewsAmericans Overwhelmingly Back Trump’s Deportation Agenda
Americans overwhelmingly support the Trump-Vance administration’s moves on border and immigration issues and demand a return to law-and-order over migration issues. These beliefs cut across ideological and demographic lines, consistent with the mandate victory earned by President Donald Trump last November. Specifically, by a +19% margin, Americans back broad, mass deportations of all illegal aliens by a 56%-37% spread. In a country that is poli…
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